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Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… The Ribbon-Cutting in front of Hotel Garber on April 4 [see Gallery for full captions] Image Hotel Garber in its opening … visitors with access to a new permanent exhibit,  Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud . The exhibit chronicles …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… Image Cather Sesquicentennial Celebrating 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events throughout … Hommage: Willa Cather , Red Cloud, NE: a special Red Cloud Opera House Gallery exhibit of international works honoring …
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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration

… Though associated with the Great Plains, American author Willa Cather spent much of her childhood in Frederick County, … which receives generous support from the Marion Park Lewis Foundation. Andrew Jewell , a highly respected Willa Cather …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances

… described its potential to attract smaller and mid-size conferences through modernized meeting spaces and food … makes plans to prepare for the opening, it has been a busy spring and summer at the construction site. The rebuilt …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000

… to the rail industry IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000 To Support Site Interpretation for Burlington Depot & Pavelka … historic sites for our visitors.  The Willa Cather Foundation is the only Nebraska-based organization to … also incorporate interpretive strategies such as:  Textual support for spoken tour narratives Low-vision friendly text …
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"Books Old and New"

… Image Some children's books in the Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" … Books Old and New. Helen Delay "My book and heart shall never part." —New England Primer [The editor of this … us who have read over and over the books we possess and are far from circulating libraries often drop out of the way of …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career … literature and correspondence remain the subject of scholarly inquiry. Her writing has been translated into more …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic … needed for her brilliant young mind to imagine the whole world. Cather later referred to it as her “rose-bower,” and …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… Conference Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … will be captivated by Cather's life and the complex world that inspired the enduring stories conveyed in her …
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Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture

… by sculptor Littleton Alston June 7, 2023 The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce an opportunity to own a … unveiling ceremony at the U.S. Capitol . The Willa Cather Foundation has been named the exclusive retailer for the … Statuary Hall Committee. Proceeds of all sales will support the purchase of a full-scale edition of the original …
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